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Using Motion Capture Technology in the Instrumented Timed Up and Go Test to Detect the Risk of Falling in Aged Adults
Published on: October 25, 2024
[Cognitive impairment and the risk of falling in the elderly]
Alvaro Casas Herrero1, Nicolás Martínez Velilla, Francisco Javier Alonso Renedo
1Servicio de Geriatría, Complejo Hospitalario de Navarra, Pamplona, Navarra, España. alvaro.casas.herrero@navarra.es
Abstract:
Risk of fall is significantly increased in old people with cognitive decline due to specific associations between gait parameters and cognition. This association has recently been demonstrated, there being increasing evidence that cognitive domains such as attention, executive function and types of memory are critical for the correct regulation of gait. Gait disturbances can appear as early predictors of dementia in elderly patients. In the assessment of the fall risk, the use of dual tasks is novel, simple and relevant, especially in cognitive decline. Evidence for interventions in this population is limited, with vitamin D and physical exercise being the most encouraging, for decreasing the risk of fall in dementia.
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